Borta bra men hemma bäst.
“Away is good, but home is best.”
However pleasant travel or life elsewhere may be, nothing surpasses the comfort of home.
— Traditional Åland Wisdom, Åland Islands
Source: Traditional Swedish-language proverb, shared heritage of the Swedish-speaking Åland Islands, public-domain oral tradition
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